This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on our

podcast, Jay-Z is popping bottles this time alongside Moette Hennessy, the

music mogul and entrepreneur on his new Ace of Spades partnership.

When we build luxury products, whether it be Rock Nation to Monogram to whatever we build it,

we build in luxury products and Moett Hennessy goes about it the same way.

And building on Jay-Z's business with Mo at Hennessy CEO, Philippe Chasse.

What Jay-Z did with this brand is really creating a new market of its own at the very high level, high

prestige level of the category, touching new consumers, bringing new consumers to

world of Champagne. Are we there yet? Getting to a post-pandemic world, we'll hear from

former FDA Chief Dr. Scott Gottlie. I think things will be normal in the

spring and the summer of this year. I think in the fall we're going to have to

take certain precautions, but we're going to be bad doing stuff

Those stories plus Bitcoin's market cap hitting one trillion we used to talk about it at ten bucks remember I mean we did I think we talked about it at less than that. The crypto surging 100% this year, but it has its doubters.

I still think it's a myth to think this is being used as a currency at all.

It's Monday, February 22nd, 2021, Squawk Pot begins right now.

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here on the Airlines flight over Denver. A flight bound for Honolulu experienced

engine failures shortly after takeoff and was forced to make an emergency

landing. You probably saw the images over the weekend. United says it will

temporarily ground 24 of its Boeing Triple 7 jets.

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